Welcome to Mexico! By Victoria Schmidt No room at the Inn A Face Book meme has a billboard photo of the Grinch that says, “Don’t move to Ajijic—We’re Full.” Dale Palfrey also referenced this graphic in a story in a recent Guadalajara Reporter. This resonates with me. Each time I hear of a new …
Houston, The Eagles And Hotel California By David Adamson Harper I was invited to Houston to present an old friend into the USA Rugby Hall of Fame at a banquet at the downtown Hilton Americas hotel. The date had been arranged to coincide with a rugby match between the USA and Scotland on the …
NIXON’S THE ONE —The Surprising Environmental Record of our 37th President By Dr. Lorin Swinehart He seems to glower at us from old newsreels and the pages of history texts. Unlike such other national leaders as Franklin Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan, he seems not to have inspired affection even among his most fervid supporters. …
The Superfluity Of Valentine’s Day A time for lovers, so they say,for me it’s just another day,since all my days begin and end,with thoughts of you.The truest day to celebrate,the day you came into my view,every day since then, too rich to calculate,but fearful you might not appreciate,I must give another clue,to the depth …
The Torn Flag Flapping limply on broken string,Its power gone, merely a thing.Symbol of country, of honor and glory,Marched into battle, tells many a story. But what if the barriers dividing our landsNo longer were needed, instead, linking hands,We’d lower the poles flying separatist flags,Stop fighting each other, they’d soon become rags,No more to …
The Hourglass By Michael James Cook She cried to the Southern Wind as she took him to her sacred place All vestiges that had protected her were scattered In a bedroom that had waited many years to see her form revealed In her beautiful naked wedding gown The tide of her womb drew him …
If Our Pets Could Talk By Jackie Kellum Who is the better listener? Your spouse / partner or your pet? A poll by Associated Press Poll did a survey of pet owners of both sexes asking this question. The spouse / partner did not come out one hundred per cent. In fact, a third …
Laughs Courtesy Of These Jewish Comedians! Jack Benny Shecky Greene, Red Buttons, Totie Fields, Joey Bishop, Milton Berle, Jan Murray, Danny Kaye, Henny Youngman, Buddy Hackett, Sid Caesar, Groucho Marx, Jackie Mason, Woody Allen, Lenny Bruce, George Burns, Allan Sherman, Jerry Lewis, Carl Reiner, Shelley Berman, Gene Wilder, George Jessel, Alan King, Mel Brooks, Phil Silvers, Jack Carter, …
Love Letters To Bad* Men By Gloria Palazzo gloria_palazzo@yahoo.com I love Bill because he tried his best to be a good father. He worked long hours to bring home money. He taught me how to ride a two wheeler. It was an old green one with fat tires and the boy who owned it …
LAKESIDE LIVING Sandy Olson Phone: 331-283-8529 Email: sandyzihua@hotmail.com February 2019 ART WALK Mark your calendars! ASA’s Open Studios Art Walk is held on Saturday and Sunday, February 9 and 10 from 10 am to 4 pm. This event offers artists the chance to show the public their work where it was created, whether in …
